16 June 2015

Born Pretty Store Review | Black Iridescent Gems

These gorgeous gems can be found here! A whole wheel of pretty black teardrops and flower/star thingys. I fell in love when I saw these on the website, and was delighted to see they lived up to my expectations in person :D they remind me of an oil slick in the rain! Very pretty!

There are also others in the set that are the same shapes, but instead of different colours, the shine is a dark silver/gunmetal.

I used two coats of New Day by Cult Nails for the base--this nice lemon-yellow creme is a great pairing with the gems, isn't it? I used topcoat to adhere these, and then sealed it in with another coat.

The only tiny complaint I have is that a lot of the little stars have broken bits--you can see one of them at the cuticle on my small finger. It isn't too noticeable, but they're so pretty I do wish all of them were perfect! There are still plenty of them in usable shape, though.

I played poker last night and got several compliments on these :) I'm always so chuffed when my hard work gets noticed by anyone. Even though it's work I totally love doing, of course!

If you're interested in these, or any more of Born Pretty Store's items, check out the site! And as always, use my coupon code CITYG10 for a 10% discount :)

Thanks for reading today! See you next time for more xoxo

*product(s) sent for review--the
experience described above is my honest opinion and was not influenced
in any way by the retailer*

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Hello, I'm Amanda! Welcome to my blog. I love art and painting, and nail colour/design has always been a passion of mine! I'm not a professional, just an enthusiastic hobbyist. By trade, I'm a full-time nerd-for-hire ("the IT guy", if you will). I also spend a lot of time playing Xbox, dancing, and drinking beer. Those things are all fun, but doing them with fabulous blingy nails makes it even better! xoxo